Legging.



PATENTED JAN. 30, 1906.

M. ROSENWASSBR.

LEGGING. APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 26, 1905.

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Specification of Letters iPetent.

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adapted to be worn by persons ari'i ected with rheumatism or by those subject to rheumatic attacks, (inc of its objects ie to provide e legging of such construction to be easily applied and adjusted upon the ieg; Another of its objects is the provision oi e legging which Wili be comfortable to wear end vct oi such construction as to provide it were]. cov

eriug to the pert oi the leg most susceptible to cold.

Another ob ect is the provision oi'en adustable support for the iegging.

(Ether ob iects wili be in obvious and in port pointed out i'niinirwi r.

The invention W -i i consists in features oi? construction, com inetions oi elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the garment hereinafter to be described and the scope of the application of which wiii be indicated in the following claim.

In the eccompenying drawings, wherein is illustrated one of the various possible cinbodiments of my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the some. 2 is a side elevetion showing the extensible supporting member secured to e garment of the wearer. Fig", 3 is a view ofe deteil of construction.

icirnilnr reference characters refer to similar ports tiu'oughout the ere] views of the drawings.

Prelimin: features of n nvention end in order to render the objects thereof easier oi undcrstnmliug it may be here noted thiit in leggings, which are usually constructed of substantially thick ineterini, it is essential that they be so constructed as to be easily applied to the leg without a, secriiice of the-wermth-giving q uel ities. in the accomplishment of the above ends i have found itdesirable to devise n logging designed to be worn Within the shoe and having an. entirely-closed portion extenl'l'ing to c descriptisgm oi the specific :ibout the snide to providcn warm covering for that pert oi: the leg, thereby acting as u l l l l i v i i l l l preventive against rheiunotisr i, with the fur-- ther provision of on open upper portion to allow the some to be wrapped ebout the leg and securely fastened thereto. l. have also found it desirable to provide a single adjusteble supporting member cepzible of use as e garter or as a means of direct suspension for the logging from the waistband of other gen mentsor from the corset, ihe above and other advantages ere secured in constructions of the nature of that hereinafter pointed out.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown at A e legging having it strap or stirrup 1, designed to be worn underneath the shoe and under the hoilow of the foot. in order that the met riei may be prevented from unrnivelii ,t the same niey pri ent substentiei edges with lji'iliiSVEiSiEiFfii iing stitches, on et 55. Upenings 3 end extend trensverseiyof the foot part to ecconjiniodate the heel and toe, respectively. Above the strap or stirrup 1 is en entirely-closed portion 5, edepted to encircie the snide, providing e. werin covering}; therefor.

per ed ebove the amide portion 5 end open dong its cntireeiiteut to allow the some to be Wrapped about the leg; and fastened, es in the present instance, by inittons (3 end buttonholes 7, although it is obvious thnt other fastening means, as hooks and eyes, could be used advnntngeousiy in this relation. The edges 8 and 9 of leg portion 6 over-hip and, if desired, may be oiilUUiiit surfece to the foot, Ii bind the bound togivc n finished appearance to the.

garment. To the uppermost button there is attached, by means of e l'nittonhole 10, en extensible member 11, having in its opposite e e series oi buttonholes i2.

Vl hile the method of use of any leggu should be largely obvious from the above de scription the some substantially as follows: The legging being ope? u is drawn over the foot and pulled up until the closed portion 5 embraces the snide and the hipped edges buttoned together "ihe oiitensibie member 11 is then carried eronnd the over the upper end of the i ingend buttoned at any one of l ttoi to the uppermost button on the portion =15. Should it be desired to maintain the logging; in position by suspension, extensible nicniber ii, may be buttoned in any of buttoninjiics iii to :1 button on the \vnistbauul of other gernniints or to the cor-- set. The eniciriibh supporting member therefore performs the doubic oiiiccof acting;

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as a garter or, as a supporting device, and by the provision of the seriesof 'buttonholes it may be readilytzdapted to any size of leg or attached to waists or corsets of varying dis-.

tances from the upper extremity of the legging. Should the number of rbuttonholes in the upper end of extensible member 11 prove inadequate to properly adjust the same to maintain the legging in the desired position, buttonhole 10, in the lower end thereof, may be applied to a lower one of the buttons in the lapping edge of the legging It will accordingly be seen that I have'provided a legging-Which while convenient of made without departing from the scope there- 'pf, I intend that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. I desireit also to be understood that the language used.

in the following claim is intended to cover all 8 of the generic and specific features of the in-'-" vention herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a.

'matter of language, might be saidto fall there between. I 7

Having described my invention, what -I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters.

tending from the top portion downwardly and'ending at a point substantially above the ankle portion, fastening devices for said opening, anda strap depending from said closed ankle portion'and extending beneath the foot of the wearer. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MORRIS ROSENWASSER. Witnesses:

C. H. WILsoN, H. M. SEAMANS. 

